On May 10^th RGC members Lorraine Robb and Beryl Cole ventured to Euroa G. C. for their 2018 tournament.  The day’s forecast was for a top temp of 12C with gusting winds and thunderstorms however Romsey, if cold, was in bright sunshine and it was more than a little surprising to have this weather continue at Euro for most of the day.  Clouds threatened towards the end of the round but the majority of the field were in prior to the first shower, so, a cold day, but not the nasty weather that was predicted. The course was in the usual top condition so scores were reasonably good. The 2018 winner was;

Gail Leigh (Marysville); 78.

The RGC team enjoyed the day & both returned a very creditable 75 nett.

The 2nd round of the 2018 Club Championship was played on our beautifully manicured course on a day with 20 – 30 Kph winds from the NW and with a top temperature of around 15C. The greens had been recently mown and were in tip top condition. The fairways too were well prepared, the whole course is a credit to the many volunteers who spend endless hours working to improve both the golf course and Romsey Park for the enjoyment of all. We welcomed a visitor (and past member) Shirley Shelton to our comp and she appreciated the well grassed tees and lovely greens.  She also commented on the very positive changes to both the course and Romsey Park since she was a member at RGC.  On a wonderful late autumn day the results were;
Winner; Darlene Baker – 89/16/73 from Lorraine Robb – 112/31/81 C/B over Jenny Hartley – 105/34/81 C/B
Nine Hole Comp; Leila Beasley (41) – 15 points from Jan Harver (43)  – 13 points
Club Championship Standings after two rounds;
                              Scratch                  Nett
Darlene Baker          180                         146
Jenny Hartley           202                        152
Lorraine Robb           219                        155
Elaine Scanlon          222                        158

Monday 7th May, the Romsey team played Trentham at Trentham. Home ground advantage was too much for us and we  unfortunately went down 4/1.  Scores for Romsey were; Darlene Baker – L2Down, Beryl Cole – W1Up, Jenny Hartley – L6/5, Wendy Gosden –  L6/5 and Lorraine Robb – L5/3. RGC plays Trentham at Avenel next and we hope we can manage the sand scrapes better than them and pick up a win.

Another magic day for golf with some very one sided results. Mt Macedon course was in tip top shape, greens fast and true and good coverage on the fairways for this time of the year.  While it was a slow round with many hold ups on tees the wait in the sun was very pleasant.  Trentham had a few team changes and their players had a day out against RGC; forcing pars and birdies for halves and making the day a very tough battle.   Woodend proved its dominance yet again with a 6/1 win over Kilmore and Lancefield have given themselves a chance of a finals spot, with Kilmore and Trentham. Kilmore in the strongest position having a half win extra in their pockets over the other teams with one round to play. Romsey will be hosting the final round on the 20th.  RGC results were; Andrew Laing – L5/3, Scott Williams – L5/3, Michael McCarten – L3/1, Mick Nicholls Jnr – L7/6, Rob Rea – L6/5, Hugh Drummond – W4/2 & Chris vanDerVliet – L6/5

The day’s overall results were;

Trentham D Romsey – 6/1

Woodend D Kilmore – 6/1

Lancefield D Trentham – 5/2

Yet another pleasant day for the 1st round of the 2018 men’s championships, not much breeze and a temperature of 19C.  The heavy rain of Thursday evening had hardly softened the fairways but the greens had enjoyed the additional moisture.  After the long term dry spell there was varying cover on the fairways so relief, to a club length, was given.  All players who were able to drive straight enjoyed good distance off  the tee.  The greens were still running true with a good pace, but not as quite  as fast as last week. Scores depicted a course that is playing hard for this time of the year and judging pace on the greens still has a few out of sorts. Attacking the greens with loft is the preferable shot to play as the greens were releasing the ball softly.  On one more wonderful day for golf the scores were;

The Day’s Winner; Michael Squires – 78/7/71 from Mal Mottram – 83/11/72 & Rob Rea – 91/18 73

RGC was represented by Beryl Cole, Wendy Gosden and Darlene Baker at the 2018 Yea Bowl.  On a beautifully, sunny day a  field of 68 players tackled the race track intertwined course. The greens were in very good condition and were generally true and straight.   At the end f the round, during an enjoyable lunch of soup, savouries and splendid desserts Norma Tobias, a 92 year old Yea Life Member, presented the trophies and regaled the players with some local golfing history and reminisces.  There were some very good scores returned with the A Grade winner determined by a countback as two players had scored 40 points. Gail Leigh (9) was the eventual winner there.
The winners of the Bowl were the team from RACV Healesville with a combined score of 104 pts.

Yet another late autumn day that was virtually perfect for golf.  Just a gentle breeze and the sun shining through.  Well, if it is not going to rain it had may as well be sunny.  With no autumn break and the late onset of winter there was still plenty of run on the fairways with preferred lies allowed to one club length. Driving down the centre was, as always, a considerable advantage and any player who found the middle was well rewarded. The greens were somewhat slower than over the weekend but were in great condition; well grassed and putting very true.  Competition was fierce during the 1st round of the club champs and count backs needed to separate the days top three handicap results.  On another beautiful morning for golf the results were;

Winner; Wendy Gosden – 102/30/72, c/b from Jenny Hartley – 97/25/72, c/b from  Elaine Scanlon – 104/32/72.

Stroke scores after Rd 1; Darlene Baker – 91, Jenny Hartley – 97, Beryl Cole – 98 & Wendy Gosden – 102.

Lancefield G. C. hosted the second round of pennant for section 3.  A perfect day for golf, jumpers off and no breeze.  The course was in good condition with fast greens. The green keeper had been busy and double cutting Saturday and again on Sunday prior to the men’s pennant and again on Monday morning for the women’s pennant.  Romsey played Avenel and the match was squared at 2.5 a piece. With the result in the balance there were many nervous golfers as we all looked on from the clubroom balcony to watch Jenny square her match on the 18th. RGC results were; Darlene Baker – W6/5,  Beryl Cole – W 5/4, Wendy Gosden – L2Down, Pam Drummond – L5/4 & Jenny Hartley – Square. Next week Romsey play Trentham at Trentham

The day’s results were;

Lancefield D  Trentham – 4/1.

Romsey Vs Avenel – Square 2.5/2.5

The fine weather, a sunny and fairly still day, continued as the teams assembled at Kilmore G. C. for round 4 of the 2018 pennant season.  Romsey was taking on leaders Woodend and it was always going to be a hard battle as Woodend has one of its strongest teams in years and is still undefeated. Kilmore golf course showed serious damage from birds with several greens having roped off sections that were regrowing and two temporary greens. It was a challenge for all players and even with several changes to the team Woodend just proved too strong.  RGC results were; Shannon Wright –L8/7, Mal Mottram – L2Down, Michael McCarten – L3/1, Mick Nicholls Jnr – L2/1, Chris vanDerVliet- L2Down, Rob Rea – W1Up & John Freestone – W3/2

Overall results were;

Woodend D Romsey – 5/2

Lancefield D Trentham – 4/3

Hidden Valley D Mt Macedon – 6/1